Miyamura Honored as Gallup High Opens New School
Hershey Miyamura, Gallup’s Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, received the first diploma from Miyamura High School during its inaugural class graduation. Principal Frank Chiapetti surprised him with a personal moment and the two planned a keepsake coin bearing Miyamura’s signature for the graduates.
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Gallup
Miyamura High School
Hershey Miyamura
Frank Chiapetti
Gallup High School
Congressional
Hiroshi Miyamura
Adron Gardner
Crownpoint Chapter House Welcomes Solar Panel Ribbon Cutting
Rita Capitan leads a Sunday ceremony at Crownpoint Chapter House for a new solar panel, which appeared to shift from east to west as the crowd watched. Speeches followed the ribbon cutting while the master power switch was turned off and a moment of silence ensued.
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Downpoint
Rita Capitan
Crownpoint
Dibboir
Robbery at West Highway 66 Dairy Bar Cited in Gallup
Two Hispanic men in their 20s robbed the West Drive-In on Historic Highway 66 late Sunday night, flashing a silver revolver and demanding cash. Both wore dark hoodies with bandanas covering faces. employees complied and the suspects fled. Police report no further details, with Crime Stoppers offering up to $1,000 for information.
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Gallup
Sonics
West
Teli
Police Department
He Pam
GPD
Matt Wright
Meth seized in Navajo County traffic stops on I 40
Navajo County Sheriff's K 9 unit stopped a vehicle on Interstate 40 near Holbrook and recovered more than 50 pounds of methamphetamine with a street value of 226000. Suspects identified as Zugey Castro Moren and Melchisedek Garcia Arrejano, both ages in mid thirties, were taken into custody. A second traffic stop the next day yielded 8 pounds of meth worth 363000 and 1 pound of cocaine valued at 45000 found by a deputy and her canine partner.
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Navajo County
I 40
Data drive Navajo student insights across three states
Data specialists from New Mexico and Italy plus the Bureau of Indian Education presented statistics on Navajo students in three states. The goal is to consolidate information to improve schooling while addressing data gaps caused by federal rules and limited interagency sharing. The effort aims to support school improvement, Diné studies standards, and assessments, but privacy laws and tribal agency status hinder data access.
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Window Rock
New Mexico
Italy
Departments of Education
Bureau of Indian Education
Department of Ciné Education
Navajo Education Center
Wendy Greyeyes
Office of Educational Research and Statistics
Kalvin White
Dode
Ciné Science, Math and Technology
BME
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Miyamura
Miyamatra
Brian ‘Leddy
Crownpoint Chapter
Brian’ Leddy
Andrew Whitehead
Vida’ Volkert
Dalvia Castellanos
Dalvid Castellanos
Diné
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